![]() ![]() A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. All in all a great film that I only recommend to seasoned and mature film viewers. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter. There were too many instances where I was thinking "he should be dead three times over right now, for me to enjoy the film as much I should have. Irritu (screenplay), based in part on the novel by Michael Punke Directed by: Alejandro G. Hugh Glass was a real guy that really did survive a bear mauling but in the film they make this guy practically immortal. Then there was the "he shouldn't be alive" situations. It gave the impression that the film itself was cocky and wanted to show off all of its beautiful scenery and camera work too much. At some points it was dragging on and moving too slow. With all this said, there are still flaws in the film. Granted, half the words that came out of his mouth were unintelligible but he left no doubt in my mind that he was fully devoted to his role and bringing Fitzgerald alive instead of just Hardy playing a character named Fitzgerald. Many are raving about DiCaprio's performance but I was more of a fan of Hardy's brutal and gritty character Fitzgerald. The camera work is not the only noteworthy aspect of the film The actors did a superb job executing their rolls. There are many long shots without cuts that are sprinkled throughout the film that add a sense of sophistication to it with the added bonus of predominantly location based shooting and natural lighting for the film, that can even make a novice film watcher raise an eyebrow at its complexity. It is apparent that the great minds that put forth this film are none other than the same ones that brought us Birdman: Lubezki and Inarritu. With beautiful cinematography and adroit camera movement this film is a visual magnum opus. The Revenant is a technical masterpiece that left me wondering "How the hell did they do that?" after many scenes and sequences. In Los Angeles, a fallen soldier who has joined the ranks of the living dead reunites with his best friend in order to deal with the citys drug dealers and. Not to say that I did not enjoy this film thoroughly. To think that events in these movies actually happened or that they could very well happen is too much for me to think about. In all these movies there are brutal sequences that cause emotional stress and disgust just watching because it is so REAL and GRIPPING. StarringLeonardo DiCaprio Tom Hardy Will Poulter Domhnall Gleeson Forrest Goodluck. ![]() The Revenant falls into the same category as Aronofsky's "Requiem for a Dream" and Spielberg's "Schindler's List" for me, in the essence of being a terrific movie but not something I think I can sit through a second time. In the year 1823, frontiersman Hugh Glass sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. ![]()
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